Posted On: 07/17/09
Posted in: Benefit, Eye Liners, Eye Products, Eyeshadow Bases, Eyeshadows, Product Photos/Swatches
Benefit Creaseless Cream Eyeshadow/Liner
($19.00 each) is available in twelve different shades, ranging from soft white-gold to golden brown to gray. The Creaseless Cream Shadow is a crease-proof formula that can be sheered out or layered for a more intense effect.
I found that they did indeed live up to their name — they didn’t crease or smudge on me at any point during the day, when worn alone or as a base. I will say they did seem to perform better when used as a base, but I imagine most cream-based products do. Since I didn’t notice any creasing or fading when they were worn alone, I think they held up incredibly without anything on top, too. All of the shades I tried had a light sheen or subtle shimmer to them, which was just fine with me, but I’d definitely love to see Benefit add some more matte shades to the line-up in the future.
If you’re a big fan of MAC paint pots, I think you’d adore these! I found these more blendable/buildable than some paint pots, and I didn’t have as much trouble blending shadows on top of the deeper shades as I have with some of MAC’s darker colored paint pots (e.g. Nice Vice).
Creaseless Cream Eyeshadows
- R.S.V.P. is a slightly warmed-up champagne shade with not much shimmer but more of a golden sheen. This makes for an excellent all-over lid color when you need a quick look, but it also works well as a base shade, particularly for golds and greens.
- Skinny Jeans is a smoky, pewter-green shade. It’s kind of like like gray meets green meets gold. So, basically, all sorts of awesome. (I’m totally obsessed with the color pewter–go figure!) I love using this as a liner on the lower lash line or as a base for a really dark green smoky eye.
- Stiletto is a soft, reddish-burgundy shade flecked with microfine golden shimmer. I found this to be one of the sheerer shades just from the get-go, but it layers really well so you can increase the intensity if you want to use it on the lid. When I used an angled eyeliner brush to apply it as liner, I didn’t have any sheerness issues, it was pretty deep and intense.
- Tattle Tale is an opaque shade of white-gold with golden shimmer laced throughout. This was one of my favorites, just because it looks amazing on my warmer skin tone. It works well as an all-over lid color, neutral base (and I love that it’s a bit on the white side, so it helps colors pop more), as well as a highlighter on cheeks! Gotta love a multi-tasker!
- Busy Signal is a golden-toned bronze-copper shade. It’s incredibly pigmented, needing just one thin layer to get intense color. It is definitely a little warm, but not overly so. It seems almost neutral at times. I found I preferred to use this one as a liner than an eyeshadow (just because I personally prefer to use cream shadows as bases rather than individual shadows).
- Strut is a silver-gray with slight bluish-gray sheen. If you want a smoky eye, try this as a base!
- Flatter Me is a neutral, slightly subdued pinky shade with a little bit of peach and gold shimmer. I think those with cooler toned skin may find this perfect for an all-over color when warmer, more golden tones shades don’t work. I’m warm-toned, but I still like this as a soft lid color. It also can double as a blush if you work quickly with it!
- Birthday Suit is a soft, antique gold shade, which means I am ALL over it. It is such a gorgeous shade, and it has great pigmentation. I love it for layering with brown and gold shadows, as well as greens. I love wearing this alone or as a liner.
- Get Figgy is a mauvey-pink with slight golden shimmer. I liked this one with purple shadows, as well as some pinks, but I did find myself reaching for it more as a liner than a base color.
See more product photos and swatches…
R.S.V.P.
Skinny Jeans
Stiletto
Tattle Tale
Busy Signal
Strut
Flatter Me
Birthday Suit
Get Figgy
R.S.V.P., Skinny Jeans, Stiletto, Tattle Tale
Busy Signal, Strut, Flatter Me, Birthday Suit, Get Figgy
Tags: Benefit, benefit creaseless cream eyeshadow, benefit product photos, benefit reviews, benefit swatches, cream eyeshadow
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Friday, July 17, 2009
I’ve wanted Skinny Jeans for a long time!
Friday, July 17, 2009
Me too! Time to get it? ;)
Saturday, July 18, 2009
One of my faves!
Friday, July 17, 2009
They swatch nicely! Looking at them in the pot I didn’t think they would. Now I just have to decide which ones to get!
Saturday, July 18, 2009
They do :D I know, so many pretty ones…
Friday, July 17, 2009
Is Busy Signal a good dupe for MAC’S Indianwood paint pot? Maybe it’s a bit darker..
Friday, July 17, 2009
i think it could be a decent dupe, but you’re right, the benefit one may be darker. And correct me if i am wrong, but does indianwood have gold shimmer to it? Looks as though busy signal may have more of a copper shimmer to it. Jeez, they really are both beautiful though so win-win!!
Saturday, July 18, 2009
I think it’s darker, more copper toned.
Friday, July 17, 2009
Wow… now I want all of them hahaha. Skinny Jeans and Strut are gorgeous and I totally want one of the gold ones too.
Saturday, July 18, 2009
I LOVE Skinny Jeans!
Sunday, August 23, 2009
I used Skinny jeans as an all over colour and then strut in the crease for a deep blue smokey eye last night and it looked amazing!
Try birthday suit, it really is soo pretty!
Monday, August 24, 2009
That sounds gorgeous!
Friday, July 17, 2009
I want to get skinny jeans and strut. I’m headed to the mall when I leave work today. Temptation Island.
Saturday, July 18, 2009
I hope you like them! Skinny Jeans is one of my faves!
Friday, July 17, 2009
I soo love these. I have Skinny Jeans, Birthday Suit, Marry Up, and Towne Car and they are all fantastic. Now I want Busy Signal!
I’ve said this before but for some reason, these are magic for me under the MAC Metal-X shadows, which otherwise crease in 30 seconds.
Saturday, July 18, 2009
I’m going to try it with Metal-x if I can find mine!
Friday, July 17, 2009
I have RSVP & used it soooo often as a base & on the weekends, I will just wear it by itself. Just the perfect amount of color to brighten up your eye. These are phenomenal cream shadows. I really don’t know anyone who doesn’t like them. Skinny Jeans gets rave reviews in magazines constantly so i guess its about time i pick that one up. Thx for all the swatches.
Saturday, July 18, 2009
It’s amazing, yeah? These are so fab by themselves!
Friday, July 17, 2009
I love this product – my faves are Skinny Jeans and Birthday Suit. They are amazing to work with.
Love your review.
Michelle
lipstickrules.blogspot.com
Saturday, July 18, 2009
Those are two of my faves, too!
Friday, July 17, 2009
these remind me of paint pots…i love the colors :)
Saturday, July 18, 2009
They’re very similar!
Friday, July 17, 2009
these are all so pretty :) the colors seem close to dupes for the mac paintpots as well
Saturday, July 18, 2009
Some of them, yeah!
Friday, July 17, 2009
How do these compare to Clinique Quick Eyes cream shadow? I’m trying to decide which of the two brands to go with. Thanks!
Friday, July 17, 2009
personally I like them both, but I am kind of a cream shadow junkie! For me the Benefit ones last a bit longer and work better as a base for powder eyeshadows because the formula is thicker.
The Clinique formula is thinner/more liquidy and has a finer shimmer, less sparkle. I like they way the Clinique ones “sheer out” and find them a little easier to use than the Benefit ones, more forgiving to sloppy application. I mostly wear the Clinique ones by themselves and use the Benefits ones as bases.
I say get both, get Skinny Jeans and Sunlit Palm! ;) hth!
Saturday, July 18, 2009
I like these better, just because they’re easier to use :)
Friday, July 17, 2009
i think I have to give Strut a try. Very pretty and new to me. The rest do look like similar colors I have from MAC. I love Paint pots and Paints but I find their colors are really limited and kinda redundant.
Saturday, July 18, 2009
I hope you like it, Dawn! :)
Friday, July 17, 2009
i used to lovethese but i don’t reach for my cream eye shadows so i swapped or gave them away. they are beautiful if you like neutral colours. otherwise, they can be a little bit boring.
Saturday, July 18, 2009
I like them as bases, too, with brighter colors :D
Friday, July 17, 2009
you must have been reading my mind! i was searching on youtube last night for benefit cometics and was really interested in what these cream eye shadows look like. thx christine!
Saturday, July 18, 2009
YAY! I’m glad this came at the right time for ya!
Friday, July 17, 2009
Oh wow! Strut, Tattle Tale, Busy Signal, Skinny Jeans, and RSVP are very prettyyy, the others I think I have dupes already hehe :)
Saturday, July 18, 2009
I loveee Skinny Jeans. Total must!
Friday, July 17, 2009
Christine,
Is Tattle Tale a definite no no for cooler skin tones? I mentioned before that Soft Ochre is just a touch yellow on me but I love the way Tattle Tale looks.
Saturday, July 18, 2009
I wouldn’t say that! Soft Ochre is kind of that weird, sallow yellow, though. Tattle Tale is more golden – and the shimmer gives it more life.
Friday, July 17, 2009
they look beautiful especially Stiletto, Tattle Tale, Busy Signal, and Birthday Suit!!
Saturday, July 18, 2009
Those are all good picks :D
Friday, July 17, 2009
I love these and have a few. I wish they made more colors.
Saturday, July 18, 2009
Which ones do you have, Kristin?
Friday, July 17, 2009
I want Skinny Jeans! I’m in love with MAC paint pots so I’ll probably love these just as much. Busy Signal looks like MAC Indianwood but perhaps a little bit darker and Tattle Tale reminds me of Bare Study. I just wish they would make a greenish gold color like the MAC Moss Scape Paint Pot. It’s a shame that they discontinued it because it was one of my favorites :(
Saturday, July 18, 2009
Skinny Jeans is one of my favorites!!
Friday, July 17, 2009
I have Skinny Jeans and I love it…I think I might wear it tomorrow and possibly go to Sephora and pick up a couple more!!. Thanks alot Christine:p I may pick up Birthday Suit..Tattle Tale… and/or Get Figgy or maybe even Strut. Gosh I gotta remember I’m on a budget.Im so excited
Saturday, July 18, 2009
LOL! Sorry, Megan :P
Enjoy though!
Friday, July 17, 2009
i love RSVP and use it as my base color all the time. It lasts a long time, stays put and is very blendable. I use a soft flat brush to apply mine.
Saturday, July 18, 2009
I’m so glad others are fans of these :D
Friday, July 17, 2009
I friggin <3 these. I need more mooooooola
Saturday, July 18, 2009
Yay! Do you have any, Jen?
Saturday, July 18, 2009
i have skinny jeans and (a lilac color that i can’t remember right now :-) i LOVE skinny jeans. i wear it alone and as a base with mac smoke and diamonds on top. LOVE!
thanks for the pics and swatches, christine!
Saturday, July 18, 2009
Skinny Jeans is just AMAZING!
Saturday, July 18, 2009
do you know if they contain mineral oil? or are they similar formulas to MAC’s?
Saturday, July 18, 2009
I don’t know if they do :(
Monday, July 20, 2009
I have stiletto and tattle tale and they work awesome as eyeshadow base. love them :)
Monday, July 20, 2009
Yay! So good to see all of the Benefit fans!
Thursday, July 23, 2009
I got Tattle Tale and Skinny Jeans today. Can’t wait to try them out!
Monday, July 27, 2009
Yay!! Hope you like ‘em!
Monday, August 3, 2009
im really tempted to pick up skinny jeans and strut today! and im supposed to be saving money :O
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Skinny Jeans is a MUST!
Saturday, August 8, 2009
Thank you for these reviews!
I was skeptical about these eyeshadow since I never found a Benefit product I really like. Now that you reviewed it, I think I might just try it! First color I’m gonna get is Tattle Tail!
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
No problem, Portia! :D
Thursday, September 10, 2009
How would you say Benefits Stiletto compares to MACs Artifact paint pot? They look almost identical in the pot. :\
I have Skinny Jeans, which I lurve, and Tattle Tale, which was a birthday present and quite nice in its own right. I never thought of using it as a cheek highlighter, though – you are a genius!!
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
I think Artifact is redder and I find paint pots to have a thicker texture than Benefit’s shadows, too.